Rufous-vented Chachalaca vs Rufous-bellied Chachalaca

Ortalis ruficauda ile kıyaslandığında Ortalis wagleri

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik Rufous-vented Chachalaca Rufous-bellied Chachalaca
Bilimsel Ad Ortalis ruficauda Ortalis wagleri
Takım Galliformes Galliformes
Familya Cracidae Cracidae
Koruma Durumu Least Concern Least Concern
Uzunluk
Kanat Açıklığı 44,0 cm (17.3 in) 48,3 cm (19.0 in)
Ağırlık 604,4 g (21.32 oz) 834,0 g (29.42 oz)
Beslenme Eats fruits, berries, leaves, flowers, and small insects in Venezuelan forest edges, scrub, and coastal … Feeds on fruits, berries, seeds, leaves, and small invertebrates in Mexican thorn scrub and deciduous …
Kuluçka Büyüklüğü 3-4 3
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Ortak Yaşam Alanları

Rufous-vented Chachalaca only

Hiçbiri

Rufous-bellied Chachalaca only

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Song & Call Comparison

Rufous-vented Chachalaca

Şarkı

Produces a loud, raucous chachalaca chorus; individual notes are slightly harsher than Plain Chachalaca. Dawn choruses ring across Venezuelan and Trinidadian dry forest and forest edge.

Rufous-bellied Chachalaca

Şarkı

Produces a loud, deep raucous chorus; the lowest-pitched Ortalis chachalaca call. The deep, resonant cha-cha-LAC booms across Mexican Pacific slope deciduous forest at dawn.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Rufous-vented Chachalaca

Resident in northern Venezuela and Trinidad. Found in dry forest, scrub, and woodland edges in lowland areas.

Rufous-bellied Chachalaca

Endemic to the Pacific coast of western Mexico from Sinaloa to Colima. Found in tropical dry forest and thorn scrub.

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Koruma Durumu

Least Concern

Rufous-vented Chachalaca

Least Concern

Rufous-bellied Chachalaca

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How to Tell Them Apart

Rufous-vented Chachalaca

Tuy

Olive-brown above; grey head; bare reddish throat; underparts buff-grey grading to rich rufous-cinnamon on vent and undertail coverts; tail dark brown with buff-tipped outer feathers.

Rufous-bellied Chachalaca

Tuy

Olive-brown above; head grey with bare reddish throat; underparts strongly washed rufous-buff becoming deep rufous on belly and flanks; graduated tail dark brown with pale-tipped outer feathers.

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About These Birds

Rufous-vented Chachalaca

A medium-sized cracid (~605 g) of family Cracidae, with rufous undertail coverts and a bare red throat. Found in forest edges, thorn scrub, and deciduous woodland in Venezuela and Trinidad. Forages in groups for fruits, seeds, and leaves. Least Concern; a familiar bird in Venezuela, adapted to disturbed habitats and gardens as well as natural scrublands.

Rufous-bellied Chachalaca

A larger chachalaca (~834 g) of family Cracidae, with a rufous wash on the underparts. Endemic to the Pacific slope of northwestern Mexico, from Sonora to Jalisco. Inhabits tropical dry forest, thorn scrub, and deciduous woodland. Forages in groups on fruits, seeds, and insects. Least Concern; range restricted to the Mexican Pacific coast but populations remain stable.

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